List of Art Deco buildings in Tasmania

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This list of Art Deco buildings in Tasmania includes historically significant Art Deco buildings in Tasmania.

Art Deco is a loose term, that may include:

  • Interwar Free Classicism (Deco Free Classicism): using classical motifs largely as decoration, in a very stylised or abstracted manner, with little reference to the norms of the classical language
  • Jazz Moderne [Zig-Zag Moderne]: No particular classical references. Angular lines and vertical emphasis. Somewhat related to ‘Skyscraper Gothic’.
  • Streamline Moderne: No particular classical references. Curved lines and horizontal emphasis. Related to the ‘streamlining’ of contemporary forms of transport.

Office and commercial buildings[edit]

Institutional buildings[edit]

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References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Burgess, Georgie (9 May 2022). "Tasmania's Art Deco, modernist architecture captured by photographer Thomas Ryan". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Twentieth Century Architecture in Launceston" (PDF). Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery. Launceston: Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery. 1985. Retrieved 6 March 2024.